1. Michael Jackson - Thriller - 60 million (1982)
2. AC/DC - Back In Black - 42 million (1980)
3. Eagles - Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) - 41 million (1976)
4. Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack) - 40 million (1973)
5. Whitney Houston - The Bodyguard (soundtrack) - 37 million (1992)
6. Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell - 37 million (1977)
7. @ Michael Jackson - HIStory - 36 million (1995)
8. Shania Twain - Come on Over - 35 million (1997)
9. Backstreet Boys - Millennium - 34 million (1999)
10. @ Pink Floyd - The Wall - 34 Million (1979)
11. Michael Jackson - Dangerous - 32 million (1992)
12. Celine Dion - Falling Into You - 32 million
13. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - 32 million (1967)
14. Led Zeppelin - a.k.a. Led Zeppelin IV - 30 million (1980)
15. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 30 million
16. Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys - 30 million
17. @ The Beatles - The Beatles (“the White Album”) - 30 million
18. Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love - 30 million
19. Michael Jackson - Bad - 30 million
20. Various Artists - Titanic - 29 million
21. @ Billy Joel - Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 - 29 million
22. Boston - Boston - 28 million
23. Mariah Carey - Music Box - 28 million
24. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill - 28 million
25. The Beatles - 1 - 27 million
26. Eagles - Hotel California - 26 million
27. Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction - 26 million
28. Santana - Supernatural - 25 million
29. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. - 25 million
30. Britney Spears - Baby One More Time - 25 million
31. Mariah Carey - Daydream - 25 million
32. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet - 24 million
33. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston - 24 million
34. Spice Girls - Spice - 23 million
35. Metallica - Metallica (“the Black Album”)- 23 million
36. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? - 19 million
37. Shania Twain - The Women In Me - 18 million
38. U2 - The Joshua Tree - 18 million
39. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP - 18 million
40. Prince - Purple Rain - 18 million
Ath. að það er enginn opinber aðili sem sér um að telja sölur um allan heim ásamt því að mismunandi aðferðir eru notaðar. Því eru margir mismunandi listar sem hægt er að finna um nákvæmlega það sama.